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Knowing what is and isn't your territory helps new franchisees avoid problems, say Stewart Germann and Clive Neifeld

November 1999 - For the third time in five years, the Franchisee of the Year title has gone to Christchurch, while Green Acres finally took the Fra...

30 August 2018 – The Coffee Club's cupcake sales help raise lots of dough for the SPCA

11 August 2023 - The Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme introduced last year is open to abuse, making migrant exploitation more rather than less ...

New developments emerge as previously banned director and franchise 'consultant' Campbell Spencer returns to public attention.

When the time comes to sell your franchise, how do you get the right price for it? Grant Garraway helps you draw up a plan

4 May - Entry has now opened for the 28th Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards

Simon Lord shares lessons learned from over 30 years of owning an independent small business

SEP 2019 - A large number of new franchises have launched on to the New Zealand market over the last five years. Simon Lord suggests some things to...

September 2025 - If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your own business, there are hundreds of different opportunities in New Zealand. Here’s a guide t...

August 2020 - A recent news story about a Bottle-O franchisee has again demonstrated the risk to franchise brands of franchisees breaching their em...

5 February 2026

An AU$29 million payout for up to 90,000 current and former KFC workers sets a precedent for other franchises in Australia. New Zealand operates un...

With lessons for buyers and sellers alike, the 2024 New Zealand Prospective Franchisee Research survey is the second in a series conducted by Franc...

August 2018 – A recent news story about a franchisee who posted some ill-advised adverts on Facebook and the media storm that followed illustrates ...

20 October 2021 – The first Survey of Franchising since 2017 is happening right now, with franchisors across the country being asked to help create...

22 October 2019 – An Employment Court ruling which has seen two former franchisees fined for serious employment law breaches has been applauded by ...

How have franchisees responded to the latest Level 4 and Level 3 restrictions? Estelle Logan of V.I.P. Home Services checked in to find out

May 2021 – After a year off, the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards are back for 2021 in a new format which makes entry easier and more attractiv...

Commerce Commission sees potential for over $250m reduction in payment fees for New Zealanders.

25 June 2020 – Franchisees could lose their businesses and staff their jobs after long-awaited rent relief legislation delayed again

Franchising isn’t all about owner/operators and small business. In this 2015 article, Simon Lord talked to some of the franchisees taking the oppor...

2 June 2020 - BurgerFuel has joined forces with Al Brown & Co. to create a limited edition burger with some New York deli flavour

Franchisors, franchisees, and anyone interested in learning more about franchising are all welcome to a franchise networking event being run in Wel...

March 2024 – The first Franchise Lending Summit in New Zealand is taking place in Auckland on Thursday 14 March

From the archives June 2013 - McDonald’s are looking to dominate a new market by bringing back one of NZ’s best-loved brands. Simon Lord takes a de...

How can you best prepare for running your own business? Lorraine Lord takes some advice

It was all change at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards this year as Carpet One and Fonterra Brands (Anchor) came through to take the Supreme...